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Chevy Spark Ready for U.S., But GM Still Mulling Minicar Demand

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:27:00 +0000

GM Global Vehicle Line Executive Jack Keaton test-drove Spark on crowded Michigan expressway.

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Not A Joke: 2011 Buick Regal To Come With Manual Transmission

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:51:58 +0000

This is going to blow your mind: The 2011 Buick Regal will be offered with a manual transmission. Seriously. Really. We're not joking. What's next? A pole-dancing nun? A sane Courtney Love? Ham-and-cheese-flavored ice cream? Here's how we know that the Regal, reborn as a quasi ...

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Journo experiences Volt's electric-to-hybrid transition, says it needs improvement

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Chevrolet Volt pre-production IVER prototype - click above for high-res image gallery We long ago had a chance to drive the Chevy Volt mule in all-electric mode, and more recently took a ride in the IVER (integration vehicle engineering release) version. We found the Volt's performance ...

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Obama administration surprised too by GM’s decision to scrap Opel sale

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:46:46 +0000

General Motors Co.’s decision not to go through with the sale of its Opel unit took even the Obama administration by surprise. In an interview with Reuters, Ron Bloom, the head of the US government’s autos task force, said that they were “completely surprised.”

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GM’s U.S. market share may rise for the fourth straight month in November

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:03:57 +0000

General Motors Co. is predicting an increase in its US market share and annual sales rate for the month of November. Mike DiGiovanni, executive director of global market and industry analysis, said that they expect GM’s market share in the US to rise for the fourth consecutive month in November.

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Volt Drive: Great Ride, Interesting Interior and a Friendly Chirp

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:36:23 +0000

We're now roughly a year away from the much hyped, much anticipated Chevy Volt going on sale and GM is starting to take the wraps off its extended range electric car. This week I was the first journalist to get an exclusive test drive of a Volt model similar to what we'll see in showrooms next year.

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Future First Drive: IL To Drive Latest Chevrolet Volt

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:11:20 +0000

GM provides IL with full access to its electric Volt sedan.

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Six Degrees of Automotive Separation – Ford

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:28:25 +0000

If anything, the Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge series – specifically, the talented and ingenious people who play along with the challenge every week – have proven that every carmaker in the world is somehow connected to every other carmaker in the world ...

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Hummer to start working on the H4 and an even smaller H5

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:12:12 +0000

As the deal for General Motors Co. to sell Hummer to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. Ltd. is being finalized, CEO Jim Taylor is working to have everything in place before Dec. 1. That’s the date that he is hoping GM would be able to close a deal for Hummer.

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Three advertising agencies remain in the race for Cadillac

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:05:05 +0000

hree agencies are still in the running to win the national creative account for General Motors Co.’s Cadillac. These are Interpublic Group of Cos.’ Martin Agency in Richmond, Va., and two Publicis Groupe shops in New York — Bartle Bogle Hegarty and Publicis.

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[Swedish] So far, Saab has cost GM

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:00 +0000

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GM Engineers Call Customers Who Returned Cars

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:44:36 +0000

At the request of General Motors' new chairman, Ed Whitacre, the automaker's top engineers are calling the couple hundred customers who are returning or exchanging their GM cars under the 60-day money-back guarantee policy to find out why. Mark Reuss, GM's recently appointed vice president ...

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SS safe for Chevy under Reuss's watch:

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:01:15 +0000

From 1960s Chevelles to modern Camaros, speedy Chevrolets have always been indentified with two letters: SS.

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Reuss, Engineering Executives Reach Out to Money Back Guarantee Customers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:11:00 +0000

Fewer than 200 of 222,000 customers who have opted for the 60-day Money Back Guarantee on new vehicle purchases are in the process of returning the Chevy, Buick, Cadillac or GMC vehicle they purchased, Vice President of Global Product Engineering Mark Reuss said Thursday. And every potential ...

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2009 Los Angeles Auto Show: General Motors preps Chevy Cruz compact

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:37:31 +0000

DETROIT – Chevrolet affirms its commitment to fuel solutions and building refined, eco-friendly vehicles with the debut of the U.S. production version of the Cruze sedan at the Los Angeles Auto Show, on Dec. 2.

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[PICS] Building the Corvette ZR1's LS9 V8 Engine

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:22:00 +0000

Autoblog had the rare opportunity to visit GM's Performance Build Center in Wixom, Michigan where they worked along side master engine builder Mike Armstrong to assemble an LS9 engine. The PBC is unique to GM's other engine assembly centers as each engine is assembled by hand from start to ...

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GM Lost $5k On Every Saab Sold In The Last 8 Years

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:08:27 +0000

(courtesy:saabhistory.com) Swedish business site di.se has done some numbercrunching , and figured out that GM has lost SEK 35,000,- (eq aprox $ 5,100, at the current exchange rate) on each Saab sold the last 8 years. As many of TTAC’s readers have pointed out in various comments, GM never made ...

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Obama administration wants fast-track IPO for General Motors

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:51:46 +0000

The Obama administration wants to hurry up its initial public offering (IPO) of General Motors Co. shares to reduce its majority stake in the automaker, according to Ron Bloom, the head of the U.S. government’s autos task force, in an interview with Reuters. At the earliest, an IPO for GM could come

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Mercedes-Benz USA and Hughes launch new ‘mbrace’ telematics service

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:11:07 +0000

Mercedes-Benz has partnered with Hughes Telematics to launch “mbrace,” a new system that has 18 various services, ranging from a vehicle locator for packed car parks to directions on how to order online. This telematics system is comparable to Ford’s Sync system and GM’s OnStar.

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GM Engineering Chief Reuss Hopes for RWD Chevys, Buicks

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:11:40 +0000

WARREN, MICHIGAN - Like everybody else working for General Motors, Mark Reuss, the vice president for global vehicle engineering is happy Opel is not going to be sold. Meanwhile, he's changing the GM plan from his...

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